Figures of Speech and Grammar

Which words does a simile use to compare?

• is or was
• like or as
• and or but
• under or over

A metaphor states that one thing is another without using 'like' or 'as.'

• True
• False

'All the world's a ____' is a famous metaphor by Shakespeare.

• sun
• story
• dream
• stage

How many main parts of speech are there?

• Six
• Ten
• Four
• Eight

A ____ names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• verb
• pronoun
• noun
• adverb

What does a pronoun do?

• Shows action
• Replaces a noun
• Describes a noun
• Joins words

An ____ describes a noun, such as 'tall' or 'blue.'

• adjective
• preposition
• interjection
• adverb

Which part of speech often ends in '-ly'?

• Noun
• Adverb
• Verb
• Conjunction

Which word is an interjection?

• and
• under
• Wow!
• she

What is 'It was raining, we stayed inside' an example of?

• Run-on fix
• Metaphor
• Comma splice
• Contraction

A ____ sentence pushes two complete thoughts together without proper punctuation.

• run-on
• comma
• compound
• possessive

'It's' is a contraction meaning 'it is.'

• True
• False

The word 'its' is used to form contractions.

• True
• False

What two uses does an apostrophe have?

• Possession, contractions
• Pauses, stops
• Nouns, verbs
• Similes, metaphors

A metaphor is often considered stronger than a simile.

• True
• False